Kaleb Buchanan

There’s a phrase you’ll hear often in competitive environments: “Rise to the occasion.” It sounds good. It looks great on posters. But the truth is something very different. Athletes don’t rise to the occasion. They fall to their level of preparation. When the game speeds up, when the pressure hits, when the crowd is loud and the moment feels big, nobody suddenly becomes something they haven’t trained to be. In those moments, your habits take over. Your preparation shows. Your discipline — or...

Discipline Defines Everything Nick Saban once said, “Discipline is doing what you’re supposed to do, when you’re supposed to do it, the way it’s supposed to be done — every time.” That quote hangs in my head every single day because it’s the foundation of everything we do at DeBree Football. You can have all the talent in the world, but without discipline, leadership, and character, talent eventually fades. The best players — and the best teams — are the ones who understand that greatness is...